Today I finished reading “The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island” by Bill Bryson. This is still one of the first 10 books I’ve read in electronic format that I’ve come to enjoy while on the treadmill. I’ve read most of Bryson’s work and regard him as one of the brightest […]
I’ve been a huge supporter of ongoing lifetime education. I take, on average, the equivalent of ten continuing education courses in a year along with time set aside for associated readings. I’m not just talking about continuing education for my profession. I’m not talking about the education available in our high schools, unfortunately, or even […]
The divide in political ideology is drawing much attention lately as this election season raises these issues to a fever pitch. Lately I’ve read a series of articles and personal stories describing how people are ending personal relationships over political disagreements. One article reported a survey result that 15% of people reported recently ending a friendship due […]
“The more I learn, the more I realize how much I don’t know.” – Albert Einstein One in three Americans admits that they did not read a book in the last year. Donald Trump is among them. He reportedly admits that he hasn’t read a book in 50 years. I suspect that his supporter […]
A friend asked if would recommend reading Bill Bryson’s new book The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain. Actually I’m just at the beginning of reading it so I answered the question from a different perspective. What is the book about? Getting old, travel in England and the devastating indirect effects of […]
I did not write this 2001 book by UK’s professor Tony Novak. But I’m tempted to write a 2015 US version on the same topic of the growing wealth divide and its impact on every aspect of our society.
2014 by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg I picked up this book in the first month after it was published and conditioned by other things Google, was expecting big things. After setting that high expectation the book fell short. I made a handful of notes that hit a chord: new terms: tenurocrats and HiPPOs (highest paid […]
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” “When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” “My great hope is to laugh as much as I cry; to get my work done and try […]
How to write good By Frank Visco Avoid Alliteration. Always. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with. Avoid cliches like the plague. (They’re old hat.) Employ the vernacular. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary. It is wrong to ever split an infinitive. Contractions aren’t necessary. Foreign words and […]
Made in America is an interesting story of the history of the English language in America. Anyone with an interest in language, writing or US history would enjoy it. I read the book in May/June 2012. This is a printout of my reading notes that contains new terms and ideas. Made in America By Bill […]